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Last year was a flaming garbage fire. For everyone. I started 2016 by attending my Grandfather’s funeral on my birthday and it was pretty much a preview for how the year was going to go. And now we’re here. And we have to figure out how to live every day in this world. For a … More A Fool’s Journey

This year is an uncontested garbage fire, y’all. From start to finish. I began the year by attending my grandfather’s funeral… on my birthday. And if I’d known that was a metaphor for how the whole 365 days were going to be I’d have gone back to bed. However. Here we are. Deep breaths. There were … More Top 10 YA books of 2016

So I have a teen, let’s call him R, who is a regular in the space. He’s a smart kid, and sensitive and adorable. Today he came to me asking why everything was so hard. Life in general, but especially dating. Because, let’s not sugar coat things, dating is hard. It really is. Especially when … More In Which I Give a Teen Some Dating Advice

“I just don’t know what to wear!” I whined to my friend. “Just wear whatever you want,” she said. “but… But… BUT!!!!” I said. We were talking about this wedding that I’m going to/singing in this weekend. Let me back up and be clear, I am generally not someone who spends ages debating about what to … More Lesbian Problems: Clothes

So I’m doing this practicum working with the youth librarian in a public library. My supervisor has been really great about encouraging me to bring my own ideas about things I’d like to work on. I’ve contributed a few little bits, thoughts about the summer reading display, suggestions for my “edgy” titles flyer. But anytime … More Coming out… and out…and out

Continuing the adventures of one fab library school student. Class Today I had my “Resources for YA” class, which is my favorite. Basically I *have* to read a bunch of YA books and then talk about them with a bunch of other intelligent people who also like books. Win!!! Our topic today was “Sexuality and … More HLS Day in the Life Day 3

For my final project in my Literacy and Learning class, we did a Poster Presentation in a virtual setting, the OS Grid. I’d never done this kind of poster before, and I found the process more difficult than I expected. It took a while for me to figure out why that was, but I think … More Virtually Queer and a Bit Confused

You know when the main lights are dimmed and the colored balls of light are spinning across the dance floor and you turn your head really fast and the world becomes just streaks of color and light and happiness shining through the big black background of the world? And you know how for that one … More Color and Light

Because I was busy working at my fabulous internship for the summer, I’d resigned myself to a Pride-Fest-Less year. Sad, but occasionally inevitable. Until I found out that there would be a small town Pride happening this past weekend! I went with two of my fantastic and newly engaged queer friends and met a whole … More Small Town Pride Festival

Or “Do I love you because you’re Beautiful, or are you Beautiful because I love you?” So last week I dyed my hair blue. No really– I did. Look It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, but haven’t been able to do. What stopped me? It wasn’t what you think. I didn’t give a … More Queers and Misfits and the Arts